Student Transfer Law

Missouri residents have been faced with a simple question, “How do students receive a quality education?” Right now, one of the options is the Missouri transfer law. Missouri’s transfer law has faced a variation of support and rejection with the possibility of students from unaccredited school districts transferring to County school districts such as Mehlville and Francis Howell. The cost of transferring will be $17 million, paying for transportation and any extra cost. Despite transferring to accredited school districts, some are concerned the costs of the transfers outway the benefits, while others believe transferring is better for students and districts. This Stay Tuned episode takes a closer look into this law, discussing whether the student transfer will benefit the students and school districts academically and financially.

I think what these other districts will find is that our students are awesome, they are wonderful We are sad to see them go but we are going to be ready for them to come back” – Eric Knost

By Dale Singer, St. Louis Beacon. As parents in Riverview Gardens and Normandy are looking around for the best accredited school district for their children to attend this fall, lawmakers are pondering what changes, if any, they might make to the school transfer law next year.more …

By Casey Nolin, KSDK. Pleas from the pulpit in North St. Louis County as pastors and educators asked parents from Normandy and Riverview Gardens to reconsider before transferring their students to other districts.more …

By Mary Edwards, Alex Heuer and Don Marsh, St. Louis Public Radio. The Missouri Supreme Court’s ruling on Breitenfeld v. School District of Clayton on June 11 reversed a lower court decision and found that state statute 167.131does not violate the Hancock Amendment. The statute provides that an unaccredited school district must pay tuition for studentsmore …